Wednesday, September 24, 2014

"Everyone is Lonely" is a Fox Animation Domination High-Def with a cute moral: be nice, because we're all in the same boat. It is written by Heather Anne Campbell, a comedy writer, with singer Liz Beebe of the band The Dustbowl Revival chipping in the singing chores. The animation is standard, simplistic television-style slow-mo scenes with large-headed characters set against pastels as a background. It works, and the simplicity helps to get across the message.

It's a pleasant enough confection. In the old days, they used to just assume that people would learn to be polite as they grew up. Nowadays, it has to be specifically taught via backhanded efforts like this. That there is a need for animations giving specific advice on how to behave at a core level is a sad reflection on modern society. It's kind of like if you had to create animations that said "please use a hankie when you blow your nose" or "don't hit people" - the fact that it is considered enough of an issue to create an animation about it is a sign of much deeper issues. Though, I'm sure we'll see animations someday about "don't knock people out of the way to get to that sale" and "killing people for sport is wrong," with the lilting musical accompaniment and cute visuals that make is so charming. Packaging is all.

I suppose the only reason to be nice to people is because you pity them... but, whatever it takes is good enough.

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